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EDVARD l. LEVERICH, OF NE\V YORK, N. Y.

WASHING-:MACHINE SPECIFICATION forming parl: Of Letters APate-Bilt NO. 398,170, dated February 19, 1889. Application filed March 8, 1888l Serial No. 266,526. (No model.)

provements in lVashing-Maehines, of whieh the followin is a speeiiieation.

This invention relates to an improved washing-machine which is capable of accurate adjustment as may be required by the articles being washed, as set forth in the following speciiication and elaims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, iu whichwashing-maehine in the plane ai, Fig. i. Fig. 2 is a section in the plane i/ 11j, Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a section in the plane .e z, F' 2. Fig. is a section similar to Fig. 3, showing a modification. Fig. 5 is a section similar to Fig. 3, et' another modification.

Fig. (l is a section in the plane n: vr, Fig. Fig. 7 is a plan View, partly in seetion, of a roller.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts. 3

In the drawings, the letter A indicates a tub or vessel having' frames l, made to support rollers (l. By making the frames B of metal said frames will not warp and will be strong' and durable. The rubber D is oonuected to a frame, E, by means of a pivot or pivots, F, and one or more nuts or set-screws, H, secured to the frame E and passing through a slot or slots in the arm or arms G of the rubber. By loosening` the serew H the rubber D can be adjusted about the pivot F at any desired angle, and fixed in a suitable position by tightening theserew H. 4

The :iframe E eau oseillate about the pivot or rod l, connecting the frame E and the swinging arms J. Said armsJ are supported by a bar, K, .resting by its ends in vertical slots in the upper ends of the uprights L. The bar K has a certain amount oi Vertical motion in the slots in the uprights L, and a spring or springs, M, press the bar K tofrard the bottom of the tub A.

A vert-ical guide-pin, N, is provided for each spring M. ln Fig. 3 the bar K is arland 6 the bar C is supported in journals or boxes in the guides N. The spring liil'allows the space between the rubber D and rollers C to be increased or diminished, as required by the greater or less amount of material inserted between the rollers and the rubber. When the parts are in`,"positiou for operation, the rubber eau be actuated b v the handle O.

In addition to the oscillation whieh the rubber D can partake oi' in consequence ot' the arms'J oscillating wiih the bar K or j about the bar K, said rubber eau oseillaie Figure l is a sectional side elevation of a with the Aframe E about thepivotl, and a stop or stops, l), prevent excessive oscillation in onel direction about the pivot I. As seen iu Fig. 7, the rollers (l are provided with pins (2 and caps R of durable materialhsueh as metalsaid pins serving' to support the rollersin the frames ll, and said caps preserving the rollers against being split, chipped, or injured.

\Vhat I claim as uew,and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination, with the uprighis L, having slotted upper ends, the verticallyY movable spring-pressed horizontal bar K, having its ends arranged in the slots, the swinging arms J, suspended upon the bar, and the frame E, pivoted to the lower ends of the swinging arms, of the rubber D, pivoted at one side to the lower end of the pivoted frame and provided at its opposite side with up\vard lv-projeeting arms Gr, adjustably seeured to the pivoted frame, substantially as described..

2. The combination, with the tub A, having the attached iframes il, and the rollers C,

` ably connecting the slotted arms with the suspended fra-me, substantially as deseri bed. In testimony whereof l have h ereun to set m5' hand and seal in the presence ol two subscribing witnesses.

FDW. l. LEYERIUII. Witnesses:

A. FABER DU FAUR, Jr., E. F. KASTENHUBER. 

